diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b26b9ac05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Release type: patch
+
+Await cancelled subscription tasks during WebSocket shutdown so their `finally` blocks run before shared state (DB pools, event loop) is torn down.
diff --git a/strawberry/subscriptions/protocols/graphql_transport_ws/handlers.py b/strawberry/subscriptions/protocols/graphql_transport_ws/handlers.py
index 402577a5b9..1f5dc327a1 100644
--- a/strawberry/subscriptions/protocols/graphql_transport_ws/handlers.py
+++ b/strawberry/subscriptions/protocols/graphql_transport_ws/handlers.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.connection_timed_out = False
         self.operations: dict[str, Operation[Context, RootValue]] = {}
         self.completed_tasks: list[asyncio.Task] = []
+        self.cancelled_tasks: list[asyncio.Task] = []
 
     async def handle(self) -> None:
         self.on_request_accepted()
@@ -94,7 +95,9 @@ async def shutdown(self) -> None:
 
         for operation_id in list(self.operations.keys()):
             await self.cleanup_operation(operation_id)
+
         await self.reap_completed_tasks()
+        await self.reap_cancelled_tasks()
 
     def on_request_accepted(self) -> None:
         # handle_request should call this once it has sent the
@@ -329,6 +332,7 @@ async def cleanup_operation(self, operation_id: str) -> None:
         operation = self.operations.pop(operation_id)
         assert operation.task
         operation.task.cancel()
+        self.cancelled_tasks.append(operation.task)
         # do not await the task here, lest we block the main
         # websocket handler Task.
 
@@ -339,6 +343,13 @@ async def reap_completed_tasks(self) -> None:
             with suppress(BaseException):
                 await task
 
+    async def reap_cancelled_tasks(self) -> None:
+        """Await tasks that have been cancelled."""
+        tasks, self.cancelled_tasks = self.cancelled_tasks, []
+        for task in tasks:
+            with suppress(BaseException):
+                await task
+
 
 class Operation(Generic[Context, RootValue]):
     """A class encapsulating a single operation with its id. Helps enforce protocol state transition."""
diff --git a/tests/websockets/test_graphql_transport_ws.py b/tests/websockets/test_graphql_transport_ws.py
index d5a212d4d2..ed19d1658c 100644
--- a/tests/websockets/test_graphql_transport_ws.py
+++ b/tests/websockets/test_graphql_transport_ws.py
@@ -1216,3 +1216,54 @@ async def test_unexpected_client_disconnects_are_gracefully_handled(
 
         assert not process_errors.called
         assert Subscription.active_infinity_subscriptions == 0
+
+
+async def test_shutdown_awaits_cancelled_subscription_tasks(
+    http_client: HttpClient,
+):
+    with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
+        from tests.http.clients.channels import ChannelsHttpClient
+
+        if isinstance(http_client, ChannelsHttpClient):
+            pytest.skip("Can't patch on_init for this client")
+
+    handler = None
+    cleanup_done_at_shutdown_end = None
+
+    def on_init(_handler):
+        nonlocal handler
+        if handler:
+            return
+        handler = _handler
+        original_shutdown = _handler.shutdown
+
+        async def tracked_shutdown():
+            nonlocal cleanup_done_at_shutdown_end
+            await original_shutdown()
+            cleanup_done_at_shutdown_end = Subscription.active_infinity_subscriptions
+
+        _handler.shutdown = tracked_shutdown
+
+    with patch.object(DebuggableGraphQLTransportWSHandler, "on_init", on_init):
+        async with http_client.ws_connect(
+            "/graphql", protocols=[GRAPHQL_TRANSPORT_WS_PROTOCOL]
+        ) as ws:
+            await ws.send_message({"type": "connection_init"})
+            ack: ConnectionAckMessage = await ws.receive_json()
+            assert ack == {"type": "connection_ack"}
+
+            await ws.send_message(
+                {
+                    "id": "sub1",
+                    "type": "subscribe",
+                    "payload": {"query": 'subscription { infinity(message: "Hi") }'},
+                }
+            )
+            await ws.receive(timeout=2)
+            assert Subscription.active_infinity_subscriptions == 1
+
+            await ws.close()
+
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+    assert handler is not None
+    assert cleanup_done_at_shutdown_end == 0